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No. 65l,|66. Patented June 5, I900.

A. HEINZE.

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No. 65!,l66. Patented June 5, I900 A. HEINZE.

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ALBERT IIEINZE, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

PAINTING- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part Of Letters Patent NO. 651,166, dated June 5,1900.

Application filed March 15, 1900. Serial No. 8,825. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT HEINZE, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPainting-Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to whichitappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to painting-machines intended for use in all thebranches of the graphic art in drawing on paper with pigment dissolvedin water or oil, on stone or alumini-' um or zinc in lithography, oncopper or zinc in photoengraving, in china-painting, &c., and ofespecial advantage in quick newspaper-illustrating.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the constructionand novel combi-' nation of the parts of the painting-machine, ashereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1is a front view with the front plates of the casing removed to show theoperative parts of the paintingmachine. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of thepainting-machine, portions of the mechanism being shown in dotted lines.Fig. 3 is a side view of the painting-machine, portions of the mechanismbeing shown in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the casing ofthe machine, the handle L shown in Fig. 3 being removed; and Fig. 5 is adetail view in both full lines and dotted lines, showing the normalposition and the two extremes to which the grate may be adjusted.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters ofreference desige mate the same parts in the several figures, Rdesignates the case of the machine, which is provided at one end with areinforcingplate S, which is connected to the outer face of the case Bby rivet-heads U and V, passed through rivet-holes in saidreinforcing-plate into bearing-pins P of the brushes A and theperipherally-toothed gears B of the rollers M M of absorbent material.The teeth of the gears B B B B are in engagement to form a train ofgearing,one of which is provided with a crank C, which is secured to theshaft of one of the upper rollers 13 by a nut K, nuts K being alsoemployed with the bearing-pins in the shafts of the other rollers.

E F are the ends of the grate-frame, in which the spatter bars or'rods sare supported. The

brushes A A contact with the pigment-rollers M M, which receive thepigment or ink from a reservoir Y, mounted above said rollers M M,remove said pigment from the absorbcnt rollers M M, and, coming incontact with vided in its bottom with orifices in which are valves XX,said valves X X being seated in the lower faces of said openings, thevalve-stems extending up through the top of said reservoir Y, theirprojecting ends being provided with milled nuts, &c., by which they maybe operated to open and close them. The reservoir Y is provided with afilling-opening provided with a removable lid or cover .2, which ervoiruntil such time as it needs refilling or replenishment. By turning thecrank C the liquid pigment which has been fed onto the absorbent rollersM M will be removed'gradually therefrom by the revolving brushes A A andthrown down upon the spatter rods or bars 3, which will finely dividethe pigment or paint and deposit upon the surface of the paper, zinc,copper, or other surface over which the machine is held while beingoperated, the thinness or thickness of the pigment projected upon thereceiving surface being treated being heavier or lighterthat is,thinneraccordingly as the distance between the machine and the surfacereceiving treatment is greater or lesser, the variations in thethickness or thinness of the surface formed on the receiving objectbeing left to the judgment of the operator, who has full view of thedeposit as it forms on the surface being treated, the machine being heldin one hand by grasping the handle L while it is being operated to causethe deposit of pigment or ink by operating the crank O with the otherhand.

While I have described my construction in connection with a reservoirfor receiving the ent rollers can be painted or coated with liquidpigment by means of a hand paint-brush, so that, if desired, thereservoir may be dispensed with, and I also use my painting-machine inthis latter form.

Although I have described the construction and operation of mypainting-machine in the form best known to me, it is obvious that manyminor changes might be made in the construction of the same withoutdeparting from the character of the invention, and I do not confinemyself to the exact construction herein described and illustrated.

Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a painting-machine of the class described, the combination withthe casing having a discharge-opening in its bottom; of the absorbentrollers; the rotating brushes beneath them and geared thereto; thespatter bars or rods engaging said brush-rollers; the I valvedpigment-reservoir above said absorbent rollers and means for holding thecasing over the surface receiving treatment and means for impartingmotion to said geared rollers; substantially as specified.

2. In a painting-machine of the class described, the combination withthe open-bottom casing; the valved reservoir at its upper portion; theabsorbent rollers beneath said valved reservoir; rotary brushes beneathsaid absorbent rollers; gearing connecting said absorbent rollers andsaid rotary brushes;

means for imparting motion to said rollers and brushes; and spatter barsor rods supported beneath and in contact with said rotary brushes by anadjusting-rod connected with said casing by an adj usting-nut forregulating and varying the positions of the spatter bars or rods androtary brushes and thereby varying the grain or texture of the deposit lupon the surface treated; substantially as specified.

3. In a painting-machine of the class described, the combination withthe casing,. of the crank operated absorbent rollers; the .brush-rollersbeneath said absorbent rollers; 11 the adjustable spatter bars or rodssupported adj ustably beneath said bruslrrollers; andthe 1 valvedreservoirs supported above said absorbent rollers and gearing connectingsaid absorbent rollers with said brush-rollers; subw stantially asspecified.

4. In a painting-machine of the class de- 1' scribed, the combinationwith the casing, of

.the crank-operated absorbent rollers; the

iblllSh-l'OllQIS beneath said absorbent rollers; the adjustable spatterbars beneath said brush-rollers; and gearing connecting said absorbentrollers and said brush-rollers; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set I my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- ALBERT HEINZE. Witnesses:

HARRY C. TOLLES, LECHAUD OANNoN.

